Elon Musk makes fun of How coca Cola used to add Cocaine and old folks use to walk 20 miles
Elon Musk’s newest tweet about Coca-Cola has sparked a social media firestorm. Many interpret this as a hint at the next item on his shopping list, following Twitter. This week, Musk paid $44 billion for the social media behemoth. “Next, I’m going to buy Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” Musk tweeted. A user replied to Musk with a photo of the first Coca-Cola bottle, which was launched in 1894. He wrote, “The bottle contained 3.5 grammes of cocaine.” Many people may be surprised to learn that Coca-Cola contains a few grammes of cocaine for therapeutic purposes when it was initially made by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton in Georgia, United States, on May 8, 1886.
Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022
Since cocaine was legal in the United States in the early 1900s, the first few batches of Coca-Cola contained cocaine. The cocaine was added to the drink as a coca leaf extract. Caffeine, derived from the kola nut, was also used as a powerful stimulant. Coca-Cola was born when these elements were combined.
The drink was once described as a “brain tonic and intellectual beverage,” but over time it evolved into a soda refreshment. Due to the inclusion of cocaine, what was once a patent medicine became a soft drink when the amount of the drug was lowered and then completely removed from the drink in 1929.
Asa G. Candler bought Coca-Cola from John Pemberton in 1888. He was never able to witness the drink’s full potential.
If Elon Musk is serious about buying Coca-Cola, which is a big if, it may not be as straightforward as buying Twitter. Coca-market Cola’s capitalization is roughly $284 billion, far more than the $44 billion he spent on Twitter. Musk’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $240 billion, according to Forbes.
Coca-Cola is also not for sale, and Warren Buffet, the world’s sixth richest man, is the company’s largest shareholder. Buffett previously served on the board of directors of Coca-Cola for 17 years and has indicated that he will never sell a share of the company.
